Nanny share ending - reduction in pay
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New family is coming into an established share with a proven nanny, who has more experience than when she started. New family can definitely be asked to pay for those benefits. The rate for this share is $350/week. If they want in they should pay it. To OP, I think you should phrase this as a choice for the other family. They can pay what you pay for the same services, or they can allow the 3rd child to supplement what they don't want to pay. |
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OP again
The new family is paying the same rate as the old family but they need fewer hours. Its unfair to expect them to pay for 50 hrs when they are only using 40. We gave her a raise bc she's been with us long enough to deserve one and we really like her. |
Anonymous
| it could also be unfair (in her eyes) that you found a family that needs fewer hours and therefore she takes a paycut |
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We interviewed with a lot of families. This was the best fit and she really likes them. She is happy to have half days on Fridays and get out earlier but the paycut is difficult. We tried to find her an afterschool gig but nothing quite matches up.
IF we can find someone who just needs 2 mornings a week, it would be perfect. |
Anonymous
I would. The rate is the rate. New family or old. You don't pay more for a hamburger because you are a regular McDonald's customer do you? |
Anonymous
They aren't paying for 50 hours. They're paying the weekly rate for the share, which is $350/week. Your concern should be about being fair to your long time nanny who cares for your kids and has been there for your family for years, not some new family looking for cheap childcare. Think of it this way, if you had been in a share for 2 years and given raises and increased benefits to your nanny, and were now looking to replace her, would you offer the new nanny the same pay and benefits as the old or would you start her at starting salary? It is a new job and it is "unfair" to treat it as such. You're starting a new share. It isn't unfair to ask the new family to pay the same rate as you in this new share. |
Anonymous
| *it isn't unfair |
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OP you are ripping your nanny off. The new family should be paying the rate that is agreed, not what the prior family two years ago paid.
I'm a MB and think this is insane. I can't believe you have a legal on the books nanny making less than what I pay for one easy toddler. |
Anonymous
Believe whatever you want. She is legal, told us her salary requirements on an hourly basis, and we agreed to them. $15hr is pretty normal for my area - Silver Spring. When she has 3 kids, she makes $22-23hr. she initially said that her weekly minimum is $600 but the last family needed more hours so she got used to making $700. The current family simply doesn't need as many. |
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OP again -
FWIW, the rates I have seen on DCUM are not at all reflective of the rates I have seen in real life. when we were living downtown in Georgetown/West End, nanny share rates were $400 per family for 50 hrs. Nannies of 1 baby made $12-15 hr. In Silver Spring, most nannies I know make $15hr, so make less, a couple make more in a share. Our nanny is legal, an native English speaker, she has 30 yrs of experience and rave reviews from her previous employers. She also does light housework, including laundry, dishes, sweeping, etc. |
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OP you are telling us you have an amazing nanny, you can't afford to up her rate, she will be taking a paycut with the new family, and she is unhappy about it.
What do you want us to tell you? we've already given you suggestions and you have said no to all of them. |
Anonymous
I originally posted and was asking if nannies expect the fluctuation in their rates, i.e. if this is normal. I then post the solution we found that she'll be taking a 3rd child for a few hours a week to make up the difference in salary without having to add extra hours. Thanks! |
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The only situation in which I would consider a downward change in my wages would be if I changed jobs from a long-term family for whom I did some Family Assistant work to a new job in which I was responsible for only childcare for a single infant.
And even then, I wouldn't be happy with more than a 10% pay cut. Maybe the OP's nanny is working just to add a some income to her husband's wages that allow them to save for retirement and take a nice vacation every year? OP, your nanny should be making $700/week for a 2 family share that covers 40 hours/week. It's too bad that you can't quite understand this. |
Anonymous
| Do you not pay OT? |
Anonymous
We only use 40 hrs. There is no OT. |